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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE TORCH AND WAS BURNED 4 DAYS AGO. FD NS. DX: R UPPER ARM BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FB L EYE WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH DX; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY: USING TORCH AT HOME, IT SPARKED (FLASHED) CAUSING BURNING TO RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS USING A BLOW TORCH ON GAS TANK OF PICK UP TRUCK WHEN GAS IGNITED DX:BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 43YMC USING A TORCH AND C/O SOMETHING IN EYE/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 35 YO M- BURNT ARM WITH TORCH- BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF A FOREARM WHILE METAL WITH A BLOW TORCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNT FINGER NO A TORCH 4D AGO ,FINGER NOW SWOLLEN&RED " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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